Hannah Morowa, CEO of WomenMATTA, spoke at our October meeting. WomenMATTA is a charity which offers help and support to women coming into contact with the criminal justice system. Hannah explained that police custody suites can refer women when they are first arrested; workers visit women in prison and provide support to them on release. Support is available in finding appropriate accommodation, addressing physical and mental needs, benefits and debt issues and domestic abuse.
This support not only results in lives turned around and a massive reduction in re-offending, but also saves a significant amount of public money.
We were pleased to be able to donate over 100 bras.